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SAMPLE OCCUPATIONS
| ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS | |
| Administrator, Hospital | Human Resource Manager |
| Athletic Director | Medical Administrator |
| Executive Housekeeper | Medical Records Administrator |
| Health Administration | Medical Secretary |
| Health Club Worker | Risk Manager |
| EDUCATIONAL POSITIONS | |
| Book Authors | Health Educator |
| College/University Teacher | Health Service Administrator |
| Columnist | Medical Librarian |
| NURSES AND AIDES | |
| Dental Assistant | Nurse Anesthetist |
| Dental Hygienist | Nurse, Obstetrics |
| Gerontological Nurse | Nurse Practitioner |
| Home Attendant | Nurse, Community |
| Home Health Aide | Nurse's Aide |
| Licensed Practical Nurse | Optometric Assistant |
| Medical Assistant | Physical Therapist Assistant |
| Nurse / Midwife | Psychiatric Aide |
| PHYSICIANS AND ASSISTANTS | |
| Dentist | Opticians |
| Dermatologist | Optometrist |
| Family Practitioner | Pediatrician |
| General Practitioner | Physician |
| Gerontologist | Physician Assistant |
| Gynecologist | Podiatrist |
| Health Physicist | Psychiatrist |
| Medical Assistant | Radiographer |
| Medical Physicist | Radiologist |
| Naturopathic Doctor | Surgeon |
| Obstetrician | Veterinarian |
| SPECIALISTS/TECHNICIANS | |
| Anesthesiologist | Medical Photographer |
| Audiologist | Medical Technician |
| Biomedical Engineer | Medical Technologist |
| Blood Bank Technologist | MRI Technologist |
| Cardiovascular Technician | Nuclear Medicine Technologist |
| Chiropractor | Obstetrician |
| Cytotechnologist | Ophthalmologist |
| CT Technologist | Optician |
| Dental Lab Technician | Osteopath |
| Electrocardiographic / EKG Technologist | Pathologist |
| Electroencephalographic / EEG Technologist | Physical Therapy Technician |
| Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) | Prosthetist/Orthotist |
| Epidemiologist | Psychiatric Technician |
| Exercise Physiologist | Radiologic Technologist (X-Ray) |
| Geneticist | Sonographer |
| Health Technician | Speech and Language Pathologist |
| Medical Lab | Sports Medicine Specialist |
| Surgical Technologist | |
| RELATED SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS | |
| Athletic Trainer | Nutritionist |
| Dietitian | Personal Trainer |
| Dispatcher | Pharmaceutical Sales |
| Fitness Instructor | Pharmacist |
| Food & Health Inspector | Pharmacy Technician |
| Health Care Counselors | Pharmacologist |
| Health Practitioner | Psychologist |
| Health Technologist | Purchasing Agent |
| Medical Illustrator | Rehabilitation Counselor |
| Medical Records Administrator | Social Worker |
| Medical Social Worker | Sports Psychologist |
| Mental Health Counselor | Weight Reduction Specialist |
| THERAPISTS | |
| Art Therapist | Occupational Therapist |
| Audiologist | Physical Therapist |
| Dance Therapist | Recreational Therapist |
| Inhalation Therapist | Respiratory Therapist |
| Music Therapist | Speech Language Pathologist |
SAMPLE WORK SETTINGS
| Ambulance Service | Medical/Dental Group Practice |
| Blood Banks | Migrant Health Projects |
| Convalescent Homes | Pharmaceutical Firms |
| Custodial Care Facility | Poison Control Center |
| Drug Abuse Facilities | Public Health Services |
| Free-standing Emergency Centers | Speech & Hearing Clinics |
| Health Maintenance Organizations | Universities/Colleges |
| Home Health Care | Vision Centers |
| Hospital/Nursing Home Care | Vocational/Rehabilitation Centers |
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
| American Dental Association http://www.ada.org |
American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) 11200 Rockville Pike, Suite 205 Rockville, MD 20852 |
| American Medical Association 535 North Dearborn Street Chicago, IL 60610-4377 http://www.ama-assn.org |
American Physical Therapy Association 1111 North Fairfax Street Alexandria, VA 22314-1488 https://www.apta.org |
| American Medical Women's Association 801 N. Fairfax St., Suite 400 Alexandria, VA 22314 http://www.amwa-doc.org |
American School Health
Association 1521 South Water Street Box 708 Kent, OH 44240 http://www.ashaweb.org |
| American Nurses Association 2420 Pershing Road Kansas City, MO 64108 http://www.nursingworld.org |
American Society of Radiologic
Technologists 15000 Central Ave. SE Albuquerque, NM 87123-3917 https://www.asrt.org/asrt.htm |
| American Occupational Therapy Association http://www.aota.org |
American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association 10801 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 http://www.asha.org |
| American Public Health Association 1015 Fifteenth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005 http://www.apha.org |
American Veterinary Medical Association 930 N. Meacham Road Schanburg,, IL 60172 http://www.avma.org |
| American Pharmaceutical Association http://www.aphanet.org |
Gerontological Society of
America 1275 K St., N.W., Suite 350 Washington, DC 20005 http://www.geron.org |
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National League for Nursing |
Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (SDMS) 12770 Coit Rd., Ste. 708 Dallas, TX 75251 USA
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